IMPERIAL PROPERTY
HARA-KIRI A POSSIBILITY.
»By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) Rec. 1 p.m. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Tokio radio stated that in the latest raid on Tokio some of the bombs fell ©n the adjacent Ministry of the Imperial Household, on the southern edge of the palace grounds, and others fell near the Omiya Palace, the home of the Emperor's mother, about half a mile west of the Emperor's Palace, causing light damage.
•The Prime Minister, General Koiso expressed anger at the enemy's arrogance and lawlessness. He said: "I was filled with trepidation. I requested an audience with the Emperor Hirohito to otter my apologies and those of the c^unet for unforgivable negligence" The United Press points out that Koiso and other high officials are personally responsible for any bombjng of Imperial property. -Jhey conceivably might commit hara-kiri as a resuit.
The Associated Press correspondent on Guam says that the official picture of the damage done in the Tokio raid on February ,19 shows over a square mile of the congested industrial area including two large food dumps, to ha\re been burned out.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 48, 26 February 1945, Page 6
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